Kelley Bean Co Inc.

Kelley Bean Co Inc., operating the Kelley Bean Company Division, supplies dried beans and legumes to the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a prime contractor under small business set-asides (total small business and partial small business designations dominate the portfolio). The company, based in Scottsbluff and Morrill, Nebraska, is a for-profit entity classified primarily under NAICS 311991 (All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing) and PSC 8130 (Fruits and Vegetables). Kelley Bean operates as a 100% prime contractor with no subcontract footprint in the federal award record.

USDA concentration is absolute and intentional. The top five USDA customer offices account for 72% of awards by count and 82% of combined potential value. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service leads by award count (76 awards, $32.8 million combined potential value), anchoring the vendor's domestic food assistance work. The Agricultural Marketing Service Washington Office holds the largest single dollar position ($35 million across 19 awards) and drives the vendor's commodity procurement for National School Lunch Program and food donation programs. The Farm Service Agency Kansas City Commodity Office is the third-largest customer (56 awards, $18.6 million). The Foreign Agricultural Service accounts for 47 awards ($7.6 million) for international food aid commodities. No other federal agencies appear in the active portfolio.

Capability portfolio centers exclusively on dried beans and legumes in multiple varieties and package sizes for federal food assistance and donation channels. Representative work includes a $2.91 million definitive contract awarded September 24, 2026 (most recent in the portfolio) by USDA's Washington Office for split pea, pinto, and black turtle beans in 12/2-pound packages under a partial small business set-aside; a $5.007 million Partial Small Business contract from Agricultural Marketing Service (February 29, 2024) for navy and light red kidney dry beans in mixed package configurations; an $8.454 million Total Small Business definitive contract from AMS Washington Office (February 9, 2022) for Great Northern beans in 24/1-pound and 12/2-pound packages; and multiple smaller ($200K–$800K) contracts from Food and Nutrition Service throughout 2022–2024 for combinations of Great Northern, pinto, light red kidney, navy, and lentil products. Place of performance is typically Morrill, Nebraska, with some orders filled from Filer, Idaho, Oakes, North Dakota, and other regional processing or distribution points.

The vendor holds two multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contracts with USDA agencies: an IDC 123J1423D0024 with Agricultural Marketing Service (ceiling $765,508.80, ending December 31, 2023) for Great Northern dry beans in 2-pound bags, and IDC 123J1423D0088 with Food and Nutrition Service (ceiling $835,984.80, ending June 30, 2023) for navy dry beans in 2-pound bags. Recent activity is moderate and stable: 8–16 awards annually over the past five years, with 403 total awards in the visible portfolio. Combined potential value across all awards stands at $132 million, though combined dollars obligated are $169.5 million (128% of potential), indicating the vendor consistently delivers at or above contract ceiling on these commodity awards. The recompete cliff in the next twenty-four months is minimal (two awards with $3 million combined potential value completing by 2028), reflecting the commodity procurement lifecycle where individual definitive contracts roll off as completed but are replaced by new solicitations.

Kelley Bean's federal footprint is narrowly specialized: a small business commodity supplier to USDA food programs with no defense, civilian IT, or non-agricultural customer exposure. The vendor competes under small business set-asides across the entire prime portfolio and has maintained continuous USDA relationships since 2001 (as noted in source contract descriptions) through reliable delivery of agricultural commodities in standardized packaging for domestic and international food assistance missions.